April 13, 2015

You might as well skip the scalpel and go with the exercises to treat a common form of chronic lower back pain. A study found that physical therapy was just as effective as surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis. Up to 20-percent of people who get the surgery suffer adverse side effects, and some are life-threatening. Source Link

The free versions of your smartphone apps might be costing you more than the paid ones. Researchers compared the free and paid versions of some of the most popular apps and found the free ones used up to 79-percent more network data. That could be costly for users who are trying to stay under a data cap to avoid overage charges. Source Link

Most Americans think they have a handle on their finances, but some numbers tell a different story. A survey found that nine out of ten were confident they made the right choice for a credit card, auto loan or mortgage. But 70-percent still worry about finances and 60-percent admit they don’t have a household budget. Source Link